Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
134 WUUS52 KILM 082258 SVRILM NCC017-019-047-141-082345- /O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0034.240508T2258Z-240508T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wilmington NC 658 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Pender County in southeastern North Carolina... Southeastern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina... Northeastern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina... Northeastern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sandyfield, or 21 miles east of Whiteville, moving east at 20 to 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Rowan, Northwest, Sandyfield, Bishop, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Rooks, Montague, Malpass Corner, Kelly, Batarora, Town Creek, Currie, Freeman, Wards Corner, The Borough, Phoenix, Delco, Riegelwood, and Bolton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1-800-697-3901. && LAT...LON 3433 7802 3433 7803 3432 7802 3416 7809 3428 7847 3458 7835 3457 7825 3456 7826 3455 7825 3456 7824 3452 7794 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 278DEG 21KT 3440 7834 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ TRA